Uncontainable

Kip Tindell, chief executive of The Container Store, explains the values behind the retailer he and his partners started in 1978 on the bet that people wanted help saving space and time. Their idea gave rise to a new retail category, storage and organization. Tindell lays out the company's seven Foundation Principles and its practice of Conscious Capitalism, along with values centered on putting employees first, superior customer service and strict merchandising. Stories from employees, vendors, customers, investors and community partners illustrate the approach, and he argues that other businesses can adapt it as the most profitable, sustainable and fun way to operate. Fortune had ranked the company among its 100 Best Companies to Work For 15 years running.

Realty Mogul chief executive Jilliene Helman called it an amazing book by the head of The Container Store.